RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1878.03.18-21. Lilium auretum / Draft of Cross and self fertilisation, p. 38. CUL-DAR209.11.50. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 7.2023. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR209.11 contains material for Darwin's book Movement in plants (1880). Draft in the hand of Ebenezer Norman with corrections by Darwin. The text of the draft corresponds to Cross and self fertilisation, p. 38.
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Lilium auretum March 18th
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the self-fertilised
Moreover every one of the all eight self-fertilised plants, with a single exception, exceeded their its crossed opponents.
Nothing of the kind had ever occurred before. Nevertheless When however, the crossed plants had grown to
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